Configuring the Compact Panel ABCIP Driver to communicate to a MicroLogix 1100 PLC

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Configuring the Compact Panel ABCIP Driver to Communicate to a MicroLogix 1100 PLC

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Topic#: 002844
Created: February 2014

Introduction
The ABCIP Driver is one of Wonderware's Compact Panel based products that provides connectivity to compatible devices such as Allen-
Bradley ControlLogix, FlexLogix, CompactLogix, and MicroLogix PLCs.

This Tech Note explains a basic step-by-step procedure on setting up the Compact Panel ABCIP Driver to communicate to a MicroLogix
1100 PLC through an ethernet connection. For more configuration options refer to the InTouch® Compact Edition ABCIP Configuration
Guide.

Note: This Tech Note assumes you have created a Compact Panel InTouch application. You should also be familiar with the basic setup,
configuration and publishing of a Compact Panel InTouch application. See Compact Edition Tech Notes 516 and 517 for information
regarding InTouch Compact Panel Edition.

Create an Access Name

1. Click Special/Access Names from the WindowMaker menu.

2. Click Add.

3. Type an Access Name. This name is used in the ABCIP driver configuration.

4. Type an Application Name. For purposes of Compact Panel IO Driver configuration, this name is arbitrary, and does not point to
an actual application.

5. Type a Topic Name. For purposes of Compact Panel IO Driver configuration, this name is arbitrary and does not point to an actual
topic.

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FIGuRE 1: ACCEss NaME DEfInItIOn

6. Click OK then Close.

ABCIP Configuration
1. Click Special/InTouch Compact Edition application/IO Driver Configuration from the WindowMaker menu.

2. Select ABCIP from the list of available drivers.

3. Choose the Access Name defined above in the Access Name Mapping section. In the following example, MicroPLC is selected.

4. Select ABCIP from the Mapping I/O Driver drop-down list.

5. For a direct ethernet connection to a MicroLogix PLC, type the PLC Family (either 4 or 1100 for a MicroLogix PLC), then the IP
Address in the Station Address dialog box using the following format:

<PLC Family>:<IP Address>

This example shows the Station Address for a MicroLogix 1100 PLC at IP address 10.2.68.134.

Note: See the InTouch Compact Edition ABCIP Configuration Guide for a list of valid PLC families and configurations.

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FIGuRE 2: DRIVER COnfIGuRatIOn

Create an IO Tag
1. Click Special/Tagname Dictionary from the WindowMaker menu.

2. Click New.

3. Click Type then select I/O Integer

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4. Type a Tagname.

5. Click Access Name, then select the Access Name that has been assigned to the IO Driver above.

In this example, MicroPLC is selected.

6. Proivde an item name that exists in the MicroLogix PLC. The item name in this example is an Integer tag named n7:0.

FIGuRE 3: TaGnaME COnfIGuRatIOn

7. Click Save then Close.

Note: For a list of supported MicroLogix item names, see the InTouch® Compact Edition ABCIP Configuration Guide.

Create an InTouch Window

1. Create a new window in WindowMaker.

2. Place a pound sign ( # ) on the window and double-click the pound sign.

3. Select an Analog Value Display.

4. Type the Tagname defined above in the Expression dialog box.

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FIGuRE 4: ValuE DIsplaY

5. Select OK then save the window.

6. Close WindowMaker.

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Publish the Application

1. Click Special/InTouch Compact Edition application/Validate/Publish from the WindowMaker menu. The application should
validate without errors.

2. Click Publish. When Publish is complete click Download.

3. Connect to the Compact Panel, then send the InTouch application to the Compact Panel. When this is complete, run the
application.

Troubleshooting
You can use the following ABCIP built-in items to help troubleshoot issues between the ABCIP IO Driver and the PLC:

1. $Sys$ReadStatus - This tag contains an error code for a failed read operation from the PLC.

2. $Sys$WriteStatus - This tag contains an error code for a failed write operation from the PLC.

These items can be configured as IO Integer tags in your InTouch application. The tags can then be displayed in a window
and will contain an error code.

The following table lists error codes descriptions and possible causes:

Code Description Possible Cause

0 OK Communication without problems

3 Invalid command Invalid data type for item name

6 Invalid IRQ Internal error

7 Invalid block size Internal error when generating the protocol block sizes

8 Invalid write command The PLC does not recognize the tag that the application is trying to write to

9 Out of memory There is not enough memory for the I/O Server

10 Fail to allocate memory HMI ran out of memory

11 Invalid read command The PLC did not recognize the tag that the application is trying to read from

12 Rx buffer empty Internal error

13 Rx buffer full Internal error

15 Time out waiting to start a message Response was not received from the device

16 Time out waiting for a message to finish Started receiving a response but the communication was suspended

17 Time out between rx char Response was not received from the device

18 Time out between tx char Started receiving a response but communication was suspended

19 No carrier detected Started receiving a response but communication was suspended

22 Invalid data type Invalid data type for item name

23 Error in send_RR_data function The driver is not getting the logical connection to the PLC

32 Time out waiting for a tx message to finish Started receiving a response but the communication was suspended

33 Invalid driver configuration file Internal error

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34 Invalid or unsupported item name Item name specified is either invalid or unsupported

35 Driver API not initialized Internal error

36 Invalid or unsupported item name Item name specified is either invalid or unsupported

37 Invalid or unsupported item name Item name specified is either invalid or unsupported

38 Invalid station Station specified for this driver is invalid

39 Invalid block size Internal error when generating the protocol block sizes

1004 Time out IP Address may be wrong or the SLOT configuration in STATION field may be incorrect

1005 Time out IP Address may be wrong or the SLOT configuration in STATION field may be incorrect

-15 Time out start message Disconnected cables. PLC is turned off, in stop mode, or in error mode. Wrong station number.

-17 Time out between rx char PLC in stop mode or in error mode. Wrong station number.

For more troubleshooting information refer to the InTouch® Compact Edition ABCIP Configuration Guide.

G. Alldredge

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